Prefabricated

The Cosmic One is a prefabricated micro house that can serve as an accessory dwelling unit, a tiny house, or even a family home. It receives power from solar panels and features a compact interior that doesn't skimp on the home comforts.

Nescafé's Dolce Gusto Neo store has been constructed using algorithmic 3D printing, and is built using biodegradable materials. Inspired by the coffee flower's five petals, this pop-up concept represents a step towards regenerative architecture.

CABN has unveiled a modular net-zero home that's designed to be assembled in days, and completed within weeks. What sets this prefabricated model apart is its energy efficiency, using only 20 percent of the energy consumed by a traditional home.

Wiki World has recently finished installing a sustainable cabin that pops up easily, while minimizing its impact on the environment. Sprite Cabin consists of a timber crystal-like structure with three peaked volumes that combine to create a modern hut.

Los Angeles-based tiny house company Vika Living has recently revealed a compact Accessory Dwelling Unit called the Vika One, which is fully prefabricated and delivered flat-packed on-site, to simply unfold into position within an hour.

Back in May, we reported on a tiny house named the Tini M that featured a compact footprint and mostly glass exterior. The designer has now followed up with the Tini 2M, which offers a new and more spacious interior layout suitable for a family.

With most of its interior on view, the Tini M isn't the best fit for busy areas, but it allows its owners to feel immersed in nature. The non-towable tiny house comes with a range of options, including its layout and full off-the-grid functionality.

Design studio Autonomous has created an assemble yourself building kit designed to easily pop up in the backyard. The Pod can be used as an outdoor office space, games room, gym, art studio or guest room and can be assembled in just one day.

Backcountry Hut Company (BHC) has unveiled a new model dubbed the Catskills Cabin. The compact dwelling is inspired by traditional alpine cabin design, and its entire exterior shell only took 10 days to fully install.

Straight out of the smart, sustainable suburbs of an extraterrestrial future, the Nestron Cube Two X is a step toward the next generation of modular living. It has extra space and big views (of Earth, Mars or elsewhere) out large windows and skylights.

Ghanian/British architect Sir David Adjaye has produced some large projects but his firm's latest work is on another scale entirely. It will involve transforming Ghana's healthcare facilities by creating 101 new hospitals in the country.

Prefabricated buildings are designed to be put together very quickly, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a building that goes up as quickly as this recently completed 10-story high-rise by China's Broad Group, which was assembled in just over a day.